Ameloblastic Fibrosarcoma of the mandible evolving from a prior Ameloblastic Fibroma after two years: an unusual finding.

abstract：:Aims Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process for acquisition of malignant phenotype, aggressiveness, and metastatic capacity in neoplasms. It is characterized by loss of epithelial markers and gain of mesenchymal markers. Studies on EMT and its potential association with the histological grading a...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Angadi PV,Patil PV,Angadi V,Mane D,Shekar S,Hallikerimath S,Kale AD,Kardesai SG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gustav Giemsa was born in Germany in 1867, worked mainly as a chemist, and died in 1948. The staining method, which carries his name, was designed primarily for the demonstration of parasites in malaria, but it was also employed in histology because of the high-quality staining of the chromatin and the nuclear membran...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Barcia JJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary pulmonary acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is rare. The clinicopathological features are not identical to that of classic ACC that leads to misdiagnosis. In this article, we summarized the clinicopathological features of 25 such cases, including 6 cases in this series and additional 19 cases in the literature. Pulm...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Nie L,Zhou C,Wu H,Zhou Q,Meng F

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small cell and lymphohistiocytic variants of anaplastic large cell lymphoma are commonly misdiagnosed as reactive lymphadenopathies. A helpful histologic clue is the presence of perivascular cuffs of large lymphoid cells, and the diagnosis can be readily confirmed by immunostaining for CD30 and ALK. Int J Surg Pat...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Chan JK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT.:Follicular cholecystitis (FC) is a poorly characterized entity. OBJECTIVE.:To determine its frequency/clinicopathologic associations. DESIGN.:A total of 2550 cholecystectomy specimens were examined. Two hundred three of these were consecutive routine cholecystectomies submitted entirely for microscopic exami...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Saka B,Memis B,Seven IE,Pehlivanoglu B,Balci S,Bagci P,Reid M,Dursun N,Escalano OT,Roa JC,Araya JC,Kong SY,Basturk O,Koshiol J,Adsay NV

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are rare and often mistaken for pseudocyst by imaging studies and macroscopic examination. We describe an unusual tumor of the pancreas composed of a mural nodule of anaplastic carcinoma arising from a huge ductal adenocarcinoma undergoing cystic degeneration. The cyst measured 27 x 13...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Lee LY,Hsu HL,Chen HM,Hsueh C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of polymorphous hemangioendothelioma, a rare vascular neoplasm, arising in the liver of a 51-year-old woman. Microscopically, this neoplasm is characterized by a polymorphous blend of solid, primitive vascular and angiomatous areas in variable proportions. Polymorphous hemangioendothelioma is consider...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： El Hussein S,Omarzai Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of incidental prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa) detection in radical cystoprostatectomy (RCP) varies widely, ranging from 15% to 54%. Such variability may be explained by institutional differences in prostate grossing protocols. Either partial or complete submission of the prostate gland in RCP may resu...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Filter ER,Gabril MY,Gomez JA,Wang PZT,Chin JL,Izawa J,Moussa M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular sebaceous carcinoma is an uncommon, aggressive tumor arising from the Meibomian gland, Zeis gland, or sebaceous glands in the caruncle or eyelashes. We described a rare case of sebaceous carcinoma in situ in a 51-year-old female that was characterized by intraepithelial growth of sebaceous carcinoma cells with ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yim CL,Lam SC,Yuen HKL,Cheuk W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In keeping with the stated goal of providing the surgical pathologist with tools to recognize abnormalities of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract due to drugs (AGIDS), in part II of this review we embark in a more organ-based description of AGIDS. Adequate space is given to the numerous adverse gastrointestinal effects o...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： De Petris G,Caldero SG,Chen L,Xiao SY,Dhungel BM,Spizcka AJ,Lam-Himlin D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to investigate the diagnostic value of expression of IMP3, nucleophosmin, and correlation of these markers with Ki-67 proliferation index in papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign neoplasms of thyroid gland. The aim was also to investigate whether there is a difference between papillary an...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yorukoglu A,Yalcin N,Avci A,Cakalagaoglu F,Yaylali G,Akin F,Haciyanli M,Ozden A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we report a very rare case of secondary angiosarcoma in a young woman with no prior history of breast cancer who had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies with autologous reconstruction due to a strong family history of breast cancer and BRCA1 gene variant of uncertain significance. The surgery was comp...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Webb C,Partain N,Koduru P,Hwang H,Sarode VR

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:CD138 (syndecan-1) immunoexpression has been reported to be specific for the plasmacytoid variant of urothelial carcinomas (UCs). The aim of this study was to examine the utility of CD138 immunohistochemistry for diagnosing the plasmacytoid variant of UCs. The extent and intensity of CD138 immunostaining were evaluate...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Goto K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) can be divided into different subgroups (germinal center B-cell-like [GCB] and non-GCB) according to their gene expression profiles. Immunohistochemistry has been proposed as a surrogate for identifying these subgroups, but data about its efficacy in providing prognostic info...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Laszlo D,Pruneri G,Andreola G,Radice D,Calabrese L,Rafaniello PR,Nassi L,Sammassimo S,Alietti A,Agazzi A,Vanazzi A,Martinelli G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The true incidence of light chain deposition disease (LCDD) restricted to the central nervous system (CNS) is unknown. To our knowledge only 7 cases of LCDD restricted to the brain have been previously reported. We herein describe an unusual example. A 44-year-old man presented with a history of ischemic retinopathy i...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Mercado JJ,Markert JM,Meador W,Chapman P,Perry A,Hackney JR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor (SCPFT) is a recently described entity that, despite significant pleomorphism, carries a good prognosis. We briefly describe this tumor and its principal differential diagnoses. Recognition of SCPFTs, including the clinical context in which they arise, is important to avoid...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Foot O,Hallin M,Bagué S,Jones RL,Thway K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumors of the breast exhibit a continuum of pathologic features. We examined phyllodes tumors initially called fibroadenoma for features that may accurately classify the tumor as phyllodes tumor on the first biopsy specimen. The phyllodes tumors initially called fibroadenoma for features tha...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yohe S,Yeh IT

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phenomenon of vanishing carcinomas, first described in context of prostatic carcinomas, has been documented in endometrial carcinomas as well. METHODS:The archives of the department were searched for case files of endometrial carcinoma diagnosed on endometrial curetting/biopsy but which did not reveal a...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Bharani V,Rai B,Rajwanshi A,Gupta N,Dey P,Kalra J,Suri V,Srinivasan R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of squamous metaplasia or carcinoma is a rare occurrence in the setting of a ruptured or leaking silicone breast implant capsule. However, the oncogenic process in such a context is yet another intriguing example of how chronic inflammation plays an integral role in the tumorigenic process. Recent pape...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Alikhan MB,Nassar A,Mansoor I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal ectopic sebaceous glands are very rare lesions. A series of 5 cases in a single report has been the maximum number described in the English literature to date. We conducted a clinicopathologic study of 8 cases of esophageal ectopic sebaceous glands. The median patient age at the time of diagnosis was 60 yea...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Hashimoto H,Horiuchi H,Miura S,Takayanagi S,Gunji T,Morikawa T

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man had a unilateral pleural effusion and multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. Thoracoscopic biopsy revealed multiple discrete nodules in the pleura and lung. The latter consisted of tall columnar malignant cells arranged on alveolar surfaces in a lepidic growth pattern. Mucin filled the alveolar lumina...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Felner KJ,Wieczorek R,Kline M,Smith RL,Sidhu GS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined aberrant methylation of the E-cadherin, estrogen receptor, RB1 , p16, p15, p14, and MGMT genes by the methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction method in 101 gastric carcinomas. Hypermethylation was detected in E-cadherin, estrogen receptor, RB1, p16, p14, p15, and MGMT at the rates of ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Zhao YF,Zhang YG,Tian XX,Juan Du,Jie Zheng

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue contaminants in anatomical pathology are not uncommon. While issues related to the presence of extraneous tissue on glass slides are often easily resolved, this is not always the case and several factors may contribute to diagnostic difficulty. Because of this, familiarity with the different steps involved in h...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Hodgson AJ,Shang YM,Boulianne P,Downes MR,Hwang D,Slodkowska E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protein kinase C βII promotes melanogenesis and affects proliferation of melanocytic cells but is frequently absent or decreased in melanoma cells in vitro. OBJECTIVE:To investigate PKC-βII expression and spatial distribution within a lesion in various benign and malignant melanocytic proliferations. METHO...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Krasagakis K,Tsentelierou E,Chlouverakis G,Stathopoulos EN

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we present for the first time the coexistence of a conventional renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and an undefined Xp11 translocation renal neoplasm in distinct kidneys, which was difficult to definitively classify as either carcinoma or PEComa (perivascular epithelioid cell tumor). While one of the tumors sh...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： D'Antonio A,Addesso M,Nappi O,Zeppa P

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the pathologic characteristics and prognostic significance of periprostatic lymph node (LN) metastasis of prostate cancer. The latter was performed by comparing biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free survival in cases of periprostatic LN metastasis versus matched patients showing pelvic LN metastasis. M...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： González-Roibón N,Han JS,Lee S,Feng Z,Arslankoz S,Smith N,Pierorazio PM,Humphreys E,Deweese TL,Partin AW,Bivalacqua TJ,Han M,Trock B,Netto GJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:St. Gallen 2005 expert consensus guideline modified its criteria for the risk category of breast cancer (BC) patients by integrating a combination of lymph nodes with metastasis (positive lymph nodes [PLNs]) and HER-2/neu status of tumor. Recently, some studies have shown that lymph node ratio (LNR), defined as the ra...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yang C,Liu F,Li S,Li W,Zhai L,Ren M,Li Y,Lang R,Fan Y,Zhang X,Fu L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of glomus tumor of the duodenum. The tumor was detected in a 46-year-old man being investigated for episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding. The excised specimen showed a 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm gray-tan tumor involving the mucosa and the submucosa. The overlying mucosa was focally ulcerated. Histolog...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Jundi M,Lack EE,Brun EA,Esquivel J,Kumar D

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to analyze all the cases of benign fibro-osseous lesions treated at School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, to compare the results obtained in this study with those previously documented by other authors. The 127 cases diagnosed as a fibro-osseous lesion were retrieved, and infor...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Alsharif MJ,Sun ZJ,Chen XM,Wang SP,Zhao YF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of multifocal perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) arising in the pelvis of a 39-year-old woman affected by tuberous sclerosis. The tumor presented in the form of multiple fascicular, focally cystic nodules involving the uterine corpus, both ovaries, and the omentum. Microscopically...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Froio E,Piana S,Cavazza A,Valli R,Abrate M,Gardini G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00